How to tell a fake twelve south bookbook case for iPhone
Written on 2/04/2012 05:34:00 AM by poison_ivy
You know something is popular when you start seeing knockoffs of the thing on the Internet. Well, it seems that the Twelve South Bookbook case is on the spotlight as I have started seeing knockoffs of this thing on eBay.
Now I know that the sure fire way to tell if something is fake is the price but there are some sellers who are actually selling their original bookbook case for iPhone at a discount since some may have gotten these as gifts and are looking for a quick sell but there are also those unscrupulous individuals who will import these knockoffs, jack up its price and try to pass it of as authentic. So I hope this guide will help the latter.
PACKAGING
Knockoffs are getting better and better at copying the original. In the case of the bookbook for iPhone, there's almost no difference from the original packaging...almost. On the authentic bookbook package, there's a small sticker on the front indicating its an iPhone 4/4S compatible case. Also the red inner box easily comes off on the fake while on the original, it stays on.
ACTUAL BOOKBOOK CASE
Authentic bookbook on the left
As for the actual bookbook iPhone case itself, the authentic one is made of real leather while the fake one feels like it has a more suede material. On the inside, the leather holding the actual phone is more thick on the authentic one while the fake one is flimsy and the phone sometimes dislodges itself from the fake one. There's also stitching separating the bookmark tab and its absent from the fake one. But the most important thing to note, and this came from twelve south themselves, is that the authentic one doesn't have a volume cut-out while the fake one have cut-outs for the two volume buttons.
CONCLUSION
Well some people say that with the price difference the fake one is still a good buy but coming from someone who was able to compare both, I'd say save up for a few more bucks and buy the authentic one instead. The workmanship alone makes a huge difference and Twelve South stands by their product with a 1 year warranty. Also, with the fake one's flimsy build, your iPhone isn't that secure.
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i bought a bookbook from ebay and it arrived today... there are some things that are like the fake and some that are like the authentic D:
how old is the information you've got?
- it doesnt has the volume holes, it looks like the authentic one
- the packaging is like the authentic one, though there's not sticker... the red thingy doesnt come out
- theres no stitching separating the bookmark tab s: (just to join the red thing with the leather, but not infront..)
Sounds authentic enough. Does the material feel more leathery rather than suede? Where did you buy it from? If the seller's from China/Hong Kong, that's a red flag right there. I'll try to upload the pic of the stitching separating the tab.
As for the sticker that says its compatible with iPhone 4/4S its possible that its an old version, before the iPhone 4S came out so there's no sticker.
Hi there, i would just like if there are other colors available for the bookbook or just the brown one? I saw some ads in sulit and they displayed different colors like gray, dark brown etc, are these authentic? Thanks!
Hi there, i would just like if there are other colors available for the bookbook or just the brown one? I saw some ads in sulit and they displayed different colors like gray, dark brown etc, are these authentic? Thanks!
If it comes in different colors its fake. There's only one color, you can check out twelvesouth's website and see if they decided to add colors to their bookbook lineup